Douglas County’s new Internet Crimes Against Children unit is wasting no time.
In its first major sweep since launching this spring, the 23rd Judicial District task force served three search warrants and arrested five people in an operation targeting suspected online predators across the county. The coordinated push, which involved the sheriff’s office and local police departments, was announced Monday evening in a social media post from the sheriff.
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The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said the 23rd Judicial District Internet Crimes Against Children unit, a task force made up of the sheriff’s office, the Parker Police Department, the Castle Rock Police Department and the 23rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office, served three search warrants and arrested five people during the operation, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. The agency described the sweep as part of the unit’s early work since its launch this spring. Names of the suspects and detailed charges were not released in the initial announcement.
“The successful launch of this task force is a testament to what we can achieve when we remove jurisdictional boundaries,” Sheriff Darren Weekly wrote in the post, thanking partner agencies and investigators for their work, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. He said investigators will keep working leads and coordinating with prosecutors in the 23rd Judicial District as the cases move forward…